jump
Pronunciation:
/dʒʌmp/
verb
1 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet:
the cat jumped off his lap
he jumped twenty-five feet to the ground
hop
Pronunciation:
/hɒp/
verb (hops, hopping, hopped)
1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a person) move by jumping on one foot:
he hopped along beside her
(of a bird or other animal) move by jumping with two or all feet at once:
a blackbird was hopping around in the sun
spring or leap a short distance with one jump:
he hopped down from the rock
skip
Pronunciation:
/skɪp/
verb (skips, skipping, skipped)
1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce:
she began to skip down the path
2 [no object] British jump over a rope which is held at both ends by oneself or two other people and turned repeatedly over the head and under the feet , as a game or for exercise
[with object] North American jump over (a rope that is being turned)
[with object] jump lightly over:
the children used to skip the puddles
leap
Pronunciation:
/liːp/
verb (past or past participle leaped /liːpt, lɛpt/ or leapt /lɛpt/)
[no object, with adverbial]
1 jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force:
he leapt on to the parapet
figurative
Fabia's heart leapt excitedly
[with object] jump across:
Peter leapt the last few stairs
2 move quickly and suddenly:
Polly leapt to her feet
spring
Pronunciation:
/sprɪŋ/
verb (past sprang /spraŋ/ or chiefly North American sprung /sprʌŋ/; past participle sprung)
1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards:
I sprang out of bed
bounce
Pronunciation:
/baʊns/
2 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy:
Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress
move up and down repeatedly:
the gangplank bounced under his confident step
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